diff --git a/tools/cxbe/Exe.cpp b/tools/cxbe/Exe.cpp
index b3279e85a..158e045a1 100644
--- a/tools/cxbe/Exe.cpp
+++ b/tools/cxbe/Exe.cpp
@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Stefan Schmidt
 
 #include "Exe.h"
+#include "Xbe.h"
 
-#include <stdio.h>
 #include <memory.h>
+#include <locale.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <cstdio>
 
 // construct via Exe file
 Exe::Exe(const char *x_szFilename)
@@ -177,6 +182,70 @@ Exe::Exe(const char *x_szFilename)
     return;
 }
 
+Exe::Exe(class Xbe *x_Xbe, const char *x_szTitle, bool x_bRetail) {
+    
+    ConstructorInit();
+
+    time_t CurrentTime;
+
+    time(&CurrentTime);
+
+    printf("Exe::Exe: Pass 1 (Simple Pass)...");
+    
+    //pass 1
+    {
+        //standard Pe magic Number
+        m_Header.m_magic = *(uint32 *)"PE\0\0";
+        //always i386
+        m_Header.m_machine= IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386;
+        //m_Header.dwBaseAddr = 0x00010000;
+        //we want the same number of sections as our xbe file
+        m_Header.m_sections= (uint16) x_Xbe->m_Header.dwSections;
+        //magic number
+        m_Header.m_characteristics = 0x010F; //ripped from EmuExe.cpp
+
+
+
+        //copies of various same header values
+        {
+            m_OptionalHeader.m_sizeof_stack_reserve = x_Xbe->m_Header.dwPeStackCommit;
+            m_OptionalHeader.m_sizeof_heap_reserve= x_Xbe->m_Header.dwPeHeapReserve;
+            m_OptionalHeader.m_sizeof_heap_commit= x_Xbe->m_Header.dwPeHeapCommit;
+            m_OptionalHeader.m_sizeof_image= x_Xbe-> m_Header.dwPeSizeofImage;
+            //dwPeChecksum    Is this needed?
+            m_Header.m_timedate=x_Xbe->m_Header.dwPeTimeDate;
+            m_OptionalHeader.m_image_base= x_Xbe->m_Header.dwBaseAddr;
+
+        }
+        // optional header init
+        {
+            m_Header.m_sizeof_optional_header =sizeof(OptionalHeader);
+            m_OptionalHeader.m_magic=0x010B;
+            m_OptionalHeader.m_file_alignment= PE_FILE_ALIGN;
+            m_OptionalHeader.m_section_alignment= PE_SEGM_ALIGN;
+            m_OptionalHeader.m_sizeof_headers= sizeof (bzDOSStub)+ sizeof(m_Header);
+            m_OptionalHeader.m_sizeof_headers += sizeof (m_OptionalHeader)+ sizeof(*m_SectionHeader)*m_Header.m_sections;
+            m_OptionalHeader.m_sizeof_headers = RoundUp(m_OptionalHeader.m_sizeof_headers, PE_FILE_ALIGN);
+            m_OptionalHeader.m_data_directories = 0x10;
+        }
+
+        printf("OK\n");
+        printf("Exe::Exe: Pass 2 (Calculating Requirements)...");
+
+        //pass 2
+        {
+            // make-room cursor
+            uint32 mrc = m_OptionalHeader.m_image_base + sizeof(m_Header) + sizeof(m_OptionalHeader) ; // This seems more logical than just m_Header
+
+
+        }
+            
+        
+    }
+    
+}
+
+
 // constructor initialization
 void Exe::ConstructorInit()
 {
diff --git a/tools/cxbe/Exe.h b/tools/cxbe/Exe.h
index 42da78808..8739124aa 100644
--- a/tools/cxbe/Exe.h
+++ b/tools/cxbe/Exe.h
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ class Exe : public Error
     public:
         // construct via Exe file
         Exe(const char *x_szFilename);
+        
+        // Construct via Xbe file
+        Exe(class Xbe *x_Xbe, const char *x_szTitle, bool x_bRetail);
 
         // deconstructor
        ~Exe();